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Petros Psyllos - inventor, engineer, computer scientist, an entrepreneur. His scientific work focuses on electronics, artificial intelligence and robotics. He is recognized by American Forbes as one of the 30 brightest young inventors in Europe (Forbes 30 Under 30), by Polish Forbes as one of the 30 brightest young inventors in Poland and by Massachusetts Institute of Technology Review as one of the 10 brightest young inventors in Poland. He is recognized by Res Publica, Google, Visegrad Fund and the Financial Times as one of 100 best challengers in Central and Eastern Europe. The winner of over 17 main awards at national and international level (Pittsburgh, Seattle, Paris, Brussels) in the field of invention. The winner at the national stage and the finalist of the central stage in Seattle (with award from Microsoft Research) of Imagine Cup - the largest technology competition, organized by Microsoft. The winner of "Best of the Best" of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education in Poland and of major awards from the Chinese Association for Innovation, French Ministry of Health and Social Affairs and the Belgian Minister of Budget and Public Function. The Gold medalist of 115. Inventions Fair Concours Lépine in France, Brussels Innova and INPEX in USA. Awarded by World Invention Intellectual Property Associations and International Federation of Inventors' Associations for "outstanding achievements in the field of inventiveness". Discovery Brand of the Year 2016 in Podlasie Region in Poland. Laureate of the 7th edition of the 50 Most Creative Business in Brief magazine. Member of the Committee on Innovation and Cooperation with the Economy in Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland. Scholarship holder of the Discoverers of the Diamonds Association and the Minister of Science and Higher Education in Poland for outstanding achievements in the academic year 2016/2017. Television host and co-author of television programs about inventions on Polish Television (the main channel on Polish television).

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My name is Petros Psyllos, I was born in Greece in 1994. From early childhood I live in Bialystok, where I grew up and where my mother, who is Polish, came from. From the age of six I have been interested in technical fields. Already being in the first year of primary school, I constructed various devices, modeled on existing solutions of everyday use. I designed many mowers, miniature vacuum cleaners, electric-powered boats, washing machines, fan-makers and other simple mechanical and electrical devices. I even made a light installation for a goat and a device for whipping incandescent bulbs from which I took out tungsten filaments for experiments. During this period, I also used old carbon microphones from old fixed-line phones.I laid them out in different rooms in the house, and then connected to a large loudspeaker, with which I eavesdropped in the household (which unfortunately, after some time, came to light...).

I'm 6 years old

I became interested in electronics in the 3rd grade of primary school, when I got into my hands a monthly about electronics. Initially, I assembled the so-called kits for self-assembly. The first completely own electronic constructions I created in the 6th grade of primary school. From the designs I made then, I perfectly remember the voltage converter, which changes the battery voltage to 230V. I also designed a simple FM radio transmitter which I used to broadcast funny songs on my street. In the last year of primary school I became interested in computer science. I decided to combine computer science with electronics. I learned programming of 8 bit AVR microcontrollers in BASCOM and C.

In 2010-2014, I attended the Electrical Schools Complex in Białystok - high school, where I studied on an electronic profile. I was still developing my interests in digital & analogue electronics and computer science. During this period, I created projects such as the device controlling system using alpha brainwaves or a glove supporting the communication for mute people. I also worked on experimental analog-digital circuits and built prototypes of various devices using STM32 microcontrollers. I was the founder of the Human Technical Support Circle in my school, as part of which we worked on devices for people with disabilities, e.g. a remotely controlled car for children with limb paresis. During this period, I won the National Olympics of Technical Innovation in Poland twice and won, among others, gold medal at the innovation fair in Brussels.

Now I study Computer Science in the Białystok University of Technology in the Individual Course of Studies (master's studies). From 2015 I am a scholarship holder of the Diamond Discoverers Association. The scholarship helps me in carrying out projects and conducting research. At the beginning of 2018, I became an engineer. At the university, I am the chairman of the cognitive science research laboratory Human Technical Support. During my studies, I have won several awards in the field of national and international inventions, which you can read about in the Achievements tab. Since 2017 I have been a member of the Commission for Innovation and Cooperation with the Economy of the Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland (CRASP). Thanks to the European Union platform named Hub of Talents, I founded own company. Start-up gained support under the project of the Polish Regional Development Agency under the Operational Program Eastern Poland 2014-2020 Sub-measure 1.1.1. The company is currently mainly engaged in research related to AI.

Currently I am interested in digital and analogue electronics, mobile systems, artificial intelligence (machine learning and artificial neural networks), computer science, biomedical engineering, robotics and IoT. I am the creator of many copyright solutions, among others helping people with disabilities. Apart from technical fields, my interests are philosophy, cognitive science and neurobiology. I try to combine knowledge from the sciences and the humanities. I am very interested in artificial intelligence and brain activity, and in general - the answer to who we are and what the world surrounds us. My scientific supervisors are: Phd Jerzy Sienkiewicz and Phd Krzysztof Jurczuk from Bialystok University of Technology.

I am constantly trying to popularize scientific knowledge. I was a speaker at many scientific and popular science conferences in national and international level. I conduct courses in electronics and computer science - I have worked, for example, with Research and Academic Computer Network - a Polish research and development organization and data networks operator.

I am also interested in music, film and theater, where I actively participate in theatrical workshops. In my free time I record video materials and I co-create and I am television host in television programs about inventions and European Funds on Polish Television. TV programs were broadcast on the main TV channel in Poland (Gene of Innovation and Łap startup on TVP1 - more in the TV tab).